OSDH preparing to administer Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11

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An Israeli younker receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine successful the cardinal Israeli metropolis of Rishon LeZion, Sunday, June 6, 2021. Israel started vaccinating children from 12 to 15 connected Sunday. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Posted at 11:14 AM, Nov 03, 2021

and past updated 2021-11-03 12:14:20-04

TULSA, Okla. — Nearly 375,000 children successful Oklahoma ages 5 to 11 are eligible to person the COVID-19 vaccine aft the FDA and CDC person issued recommendations to administer Pfizer's vaccine.

“We’ve been anticipating this announcement for immoderate time,” said Oklahoma State Department of Health Interim Commissioner Keith Reed. “OSDH is prepared to commencement medication arsenic vaccine arrives successful the state. We’re optimistic astir extending this vaccine to adjacent much of our population, improving our corporate immunity arsenic a state.”

This vaccine is being provided done a caller logistical proviso chain. Shipments of the caller proviso person begun to get successful Oklahoma and OSDH anticipates it volition summation implicit the people of the adjacent week, becoming much broadly disposable done our wide scope of pandemic providers.

OSDH encourages parents and guardians to consult their child’s pediatrician to find what whitethorn beryllium champion fixed their idiosyncratic wellness history.

Learn much astatine the Oklahoma State Department of Health's website..

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